Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:40 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:21 am – 3:52 pm
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People11,452 residentsin the Handforth & Dean Row census areaMedian age 41.05,172 households59% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright23% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 5,602 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 49% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C873 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesWilmslow Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haLindow Commonpark · 2.0 mi · 18 haBoddington Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.5 mi · 28 haLincoln Road Allotmentallotments · under a mileBruntwood Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 49 haWoodford Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.8 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes200 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197626 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202542 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.5 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,756 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation87 m285 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 65 to 93 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Priory Cheadle Royal Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryHandforth Health Centre6 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyWilmslow Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 3 specialPrimaryThe Wilmslow Academyages 2-11, 389 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academyages 4-11, 202 pupils1.2 miSecondaryWilmslow High Schoolages 11-18, 2,227 pupils1.5 miCollegeAquinas College5.0 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester9.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN3.6 miRailway stationWilmslow1.2 miMetroShadowmoss (Manchester Metrolink)Woodhouse Park3.4 miBus stationManchester Airport The Station3.9 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK9 postcode district.
